CASE-LOCAL-001 · friendly stack inspection
A neighborhood inspector for localhost mysteries
A pastel Victorian field notebook for learning ports, requests, proxies, logs, and certificates without the cold glare of a corporate dashboard.
Soap-bubble lenses briefly enlarge each clue as it floats by the ledger.
PORT EVIDENCE · CASE-LOCAL-001
Your app answers the door at a port. Treat :3000 like a brass bell pull: if it rings, something is listening; if it does not, the route may be sleeping.
localcop inspect :3000
status: listening
hint: open http://localhost:3000REQUEST INTERROGATION
A request leaves a trail: method, path, headers, and response. Ask the polite questions first, then pin the answers like pressed fern specimens.
GET /health HTTP/1.1
host: localhost:3000
response: 200 OKBOTANICAL ROUTE MAP
When the browser asks one address and the answer grows from another, follow the ivy. A proxy vine connects request → route → response without uprooting your local garden.
proxy /api → http://localhost:5173
route: /api/clues
response: { "case": "open" }LOCAL CLOSURE LEDGER
Finish with logs, certificates, and a clean restart. The best local patrol closes gently: note the clue, mend the route, and leave the desk tidy for tomorrow.
tail local.log
cert: trusted for localhost
case: closed locally